The New Death

[errantember]

Last we left our Hero, his victory over the forces of Fleakind was nearly complete. However, like a bad cartoon designed to sell toys, the Evil Villian has returned after several months of No Fleas, requiring a hose-down of the Loki-dog with pyrethin following his first post-Kerrville Folk Festival potty break. Ironically, I actually found a flea on me as I was starting this post. Why was that ironic?

Behold!

http://www.diyhappy.com/quick-and-dirty-mosquito-trap/

I just made one of these and put it outside to help control my OTHER Bloodsucking Creature of God Problem (not the vampires - we've worked out an oral sex thing that does wonders for both of us.) It turns out, though, that fleas use a very similar mechanism (tracing carbon dioxide) to find their hosts, and another friend of mine suggested building something quite similar to help with adult fleas.

So where's the irony?

I had just come in from placing the trap when I found the flea on my leg. :)

I'll take some pictures in a week or two and see what we've captured.

Then we will dance a jig upon their watery grave while we gibber and howl.